Bedroll and Haversack Camping: #4 Sleeping On Sandbars
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Welcome to the miniseries "Bedroll and Haversack Camping." Part 4 is titled, "Sleeping on Sandbars." You will learn about 1) alternative ways to roll your blanket, 2) what I carry in my haversack for a two-night trip, 3) tramping along a riverbed 2) making shelter on sand bars, 3) tips for quenching thirst, 4) an energy drink popular in the 1800s, and 5 ) natural mosquito repellents.
"The streambed of all navigable rivers in Texas is state-owned; therefore, camping, fishing and picnicking are legal there, including on sandbars. When camping or picnicking along the river, it is important to stay alert for possible rapid increases in river levels and speed due to rainstorms or water being released from the upstream dam. Be sure to respect the adjoining private property along the river by not trespassing and by cleaning up and packing away any trash that you create." -- Brazos River Authority, Texas. See: waterschool.bra...
American Beautyberry leaves (Callicarpa americana) repel mosquitoes, ticks and ants as effectively as DEET. They were used by Native Americans and early settlers. The USDA is currently studying the active ingredients for safety and mass-market potential. See: www.sciencedail... Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is another plant that also repels biting insects.
Cornmeal Johnny Cake Recipe
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup wheat flour
4 tbsps brown sugar
4 tbsp crushed parched corn
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp bacon grease (optional)
Add water until ingredients become a thick paste. Cook batter on non-greased pan over campfire coals.
This miniseries demonstrates hiking, camping and wilderness survival techniques used during the 1800s. Many of these techniques have been largely forgotten, but are as effective today as when they were first discovered. This is not a re-enactment; Although I use modern clothing, tools and technologies in the videos, I attempt to use older technologies and improvise solutions to survival problems in a way similar to what our ancestors did before the American West was "settled." The miniseries is based on historical accounts from American pioneers (www.pioneerhand...), Civil War Veterans (such as: John M. Gould, 1877, How To Camp Out, Advice From A Civil War Veteran) and naturalists, such as John Muir and Henry David Thoreau.
Videography by Ken Kramm; filmed in east Texas, USA, May 2013, Canon Vixia HF G10, Final Cut Pro X. Music: Frog In The Well, Amy Waltz and St Louis Waltz by Lucas Gonsa, Licenses: Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain, soupgreens.com/..., freemusicarchiv... , archive.org/det... , archive.org/det... Yesterday by James Curran, License: Creative Commons 3.0 by attribution, archive.org/det...
Hi Craig,
The Johny Cake recipe is listed in the narrative below the video. Press the, "show more" button and you will see it. I only brought one canteen of water. I boiled the river water for the rest (this wate,r when treated, becomes drinking water for city of Houston). In the 19th century, folks drank it straight from the river (the water was cleaner then).... and people may have developed more resistance to water-borne ilness.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Ken
Ken, you've got to keep making these historical and thoroughly enjoyable videos of early camping know how's. I love 'em. And don't forget Bob. You guys are a good team.
I really like that you basically walked out your front door and went camping a couple nights. That's a big reminder that there is so much to enjoy around us all the time if we just pay attention. Thanks for taking us along! ATB Steve
sjohnson1776 Big smile, Steve. You don't have to go very far to enjoy nature! ATB, Ken
I am a history buff and the other day at Barnes & Nobel a book showed three southern men on the cover, each having a well secured bedroll slung on there backs. I observed that it appeared to be a prized piece of equipment. Thank you for keeping the history of our country alive you are a Patriot and a service to your country. I was privileged to learn from my Great grand mother in the 1970 s she was 97 at the time. she told me of the " Mountain Folk" of West Va. in the late 1800 s
#4 good, but to short,
Thank you
Thanks Melvin. In reality, I remember vividly when I awoke because a scopion stung me. (a couple years ago). I thought I was going to die.... and drove to an emergency room, 30 miles away to seek help. ..... Will discuss this in the next episode.
Take care, my friend.
Great video to wake up to and get me inspired for my day up in mountains elk scouting.
Jason
Really enjoy your videos. No nonsense and practical. I am an Australian/American Civil war buff. You show, for me, how the average soldier, both sides, lived, plus bushcraft. Thanks and great videos
Well that was fun. Thanks for taking us with you.
Harold Clendenen You're welcome, Harold!
U are an awesome and cool guy it would be cool to spend a day with u camping I love your videos
Hazey thanks for watching and commenting. I'm continually learning how to present information and like to share the feelings I receive from nature when outdoors. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend. Peace.
Ken I know this is an old video so you might not see this comment, but I just want to thank you so much for making these wholesome and entertaining and educational videos. I find old school camping techniques fascinating, and you always seem to be enjoying life so much I can't help but feel happy watching you. Keep up the awesome stuff!
Good tips! I'm glad you put that warning at the beginning because there are many beginner bush rafters that aren't aware that water levels can raise 2 feet while your sleeping! Nice tips! Keep me coming, Will
Just ran across your videos and found them to be very enlightening and enjoyable. Your technique of demostrating a way of life in the 1800's is so much better than the videos of someone standing behind a table and explaining what something is and how to use it. I was a period correct rendezvouser for a couple of years and wish I had watched your videos prior to that. Thanks for sharing your excellent videos.
Thank Felix. The weather was perfect for the video, neither hot nor cold. Spring is a wonderful time in east Texas, USA. Much different from Switzerland, I would think. Maybe, someday, I will have the opporturnity to visit. Take care, Ken
WOW, what a wonderful trip - thank you so much for taking us along. It was a joy to watch. Really like the way you film and present stuff - THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Have fun in the outdoors and enjoy mother nature. Hope to see you soon in an other video.
ATB from Austria
Mike
Ken, I am rather down moody recently, but viewing your trip outdoors makes me feel better, thank you for keeping me up.
Wonderful Video. Thank you Kenneth! Greets from Switzerland
Felix
This so much for watching. It was fun to make this video.... and VERY RELAXING. The moment I reached the river....it felt that I had gone back in time 100 years. Nature was at it's best...and the weather was perfect. Enjoy the weekend, my friend.
Glad that you're enjoying my vids, Russ. Thanks for taking time to comment. Cheers, Ken
I like the videos where you show the gear you bring and how you carry it to where you are camping. I also like when you show the food you are eating and how you collect and cook it. I am a boy scout that really enjoys camping and learn a lot from you videos. Keep up the good work, Ken!
KEN AGAIN CAMPING IS SO MUCH FUN WITH YOU. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE ME BACK IN TIME.
Thanks Bill. Much appreciated. I'm having fun and always learning... Have a good weekend, my friend. Ken
Really appreciate your videos. You obviously take great pride in filming and editing your footage. Thank you for sharing your passion for nature!
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment, OutDoorZombie Much appreciated .... ATB, Ken
Another great video, sir. You continue to inspire - even those of us who can't hear what you're saying.
The haversack is exactly what I needed with all the pockets I want. Lucky find... The horsehoe is more balanced to carry than the using the strap... but it wasn't bad. Oh...bear is sleeping. He doesn't time travel very welll ....and besides there wasn't space in the haversack. Have a good weekend, Robin. Cheers, ken
Thanks Mike. So that scene got your attention~ Always having fun! Enjoy the wekend, my friend.
Thanks for watching and commenting. My wife like to stay inside too. But this is the best time of year to go outside! Have a good weekend, my friend.
You're welcome Stuart. Have a good weekend, my friend.
Thanks, my friend. It is good to know that my videos have helped inspire you to go outdors and enjoy nature. Have a good weekend ...ken
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. It is interesting that the insect repellent qualities of Beautyberry plants were forgotten, until just a few years ago. To me, nature is always beautiful and relaxing...even during stormy weather. Take care, and have a good week, my friend.
Hi Mike, thanks for watching and commenting. Enjoy the weekend, my friend. Ken
Thanks Mike. I'm continually learning and improving my RUclipss and greatly appreciate your feedback. Have a good weekend, my friend. Ken
Wonderful trip. Thanks for joining the adventure.
Thanks, Les. Have a peaceful weekend, my friend .... hopefully enjoying the outdoors.... Ken
Danny,
this was a fantastically beautiful trip. And of course outstanding weather made the trip easy....A little warm for the long sleeve shirt I was wearing --- but folks only wore long sleeve shirts (when outdoors) in the 1800s . Have a good weekend, my friend.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Lane. Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone carried firearms in the 1800s. For example, John Muir (founder of the Sierra Club) hiked 1000s miles from the north to Florida, immediatly after the Civil War without any firearms!
Thanks for watching Roha. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Bedrolls, I understand were highly prised and carried in many different ways, I understand. People are creative. It is fun to read often forgotten experience and learnigs from the past & many are valid today. Wow, you're forturnate to learn directly about mountain folk. Stay tuned... I'm filming the 5th episode next week. It will include hammock camping / protection against snakes/scorpions in late 1800s, per literature.
I enjoy your videos so much. Thanks for teaching this old dog some new tricks.
It was wonderful .... and so close.... Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Ken
Interesting.... that's the same price range I paid for my haversack. I sure like it! And I discoverd that it is waterproof too.
It makes me feel good that you feel better after watching my video. Thanks for taking time to comment. Enjoy the weekend, my friend.
Thank you! As time permits, enjoying watching your earlier videos. Thanks for taking us along on this one.
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Happy eating!
Great video Ken. I like the break down of kit here. I love the scenery there, it's so nice that you have this kind of area in walking distance from your home! Enjoyed watching, as always... ...Donny.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you like the kit. Have a good weekend, my friend.
Hey Ken! I'm an avid hiker and camper in the Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota area. Just wanted to chime in and say I love your videos and the instruction you provide in them - especially the camp recipes you prepare. Thanks for going to the trouble of making these fabulous videos!
Erick West Thanks Eric. Your feedback is much appreciated. ATB, Ken
Love your videos Ken. Looked like a wonderful couple of days. Thanks for smiling and keep up the good work.
Wow, what an awesome adventure, Ken! Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks Donny. I wasn't sure how pople would like spending half the vid on my kit --- but several people asked for it.... We live in a nice area .... on the edge of the city and near the malls (my wife likes this) AND at the edge of a state forest and near a river. (I like this). Have a good weekend, my friend.
Next time I go on a hike, I'm going to do the wool blanket thing. I've never experienced the minimal way of camping\hiking in the woods.Found a tin cup with a lid to put some honey in, hopefully it works. Thanks for the inspiration Ken. Take care, David.
Really excellent stuff about beautyberry, and oatmeal and cornmeal, and the blanket roll. Also good stuff about what to pack in the haversack. Thanks for sharing all this information with us. I'm looking forward to more from this miniseries.
Also beautiful nature shots, nature is so relaxing.
Thanks, Ken. My son and I have been using a 12' x 10' tarp from Walmart. Lengthwise, the grommets match on both sides; on the short sides, they do not. Still, we've made perfectly serviceable tarp tents. Next week, we'll each will make the one in your (excellent) video.
thanks ken for taking us along with you, and for sharing the knowledge of the 1800s carry system. very interesting how simple life was.
..bill
Hi Ken, It was such a pleasure to see you on this adventure and learn a lot, as always from your videos. You look cool, my friend. Thank you for all this fun and survival tips. Great stuff! Have a wonderful weekend! :)
Greeat video Ken, i just love those historical back to basic videos of yours. Dont you ever stop making them! ;)
You're welcome, Lee... Trust you're having a wonderful holiday weekend. ATB ... ken
You're welcome. Have a good week, my friend.
You're welcome. Stay tuned for more adventures. Plan to start filming the another episode next week.
Way to experience the outdoors close to home! Very nice vid!
In my opinion, your very best video. Informative and just plain old entertaining......keep up the great work brother!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I thought about doing this hike for a couple of years.... but couldn't figure out how to get to the river river was only 2 miles away by walking....but 14 miles by driving (and the last 3 miles on dirt roads). Have a good weekend, my friend.
really enjoyed this 'bedroll & haversack' series :)
Your bedroll videos are great, they remind me of role-playing video games I've played on computers where you could carry a bedroll in your inventory and use it to sleep in the wild. Of course, some of those games involved waking up because you had been ambushed in your sleep by monsters or beasts. Feral hogs in real time Texas perhaps?
Liked the damselfly footage too!
Cool. Let me know how you like it, David. This adventure was not difficult becasue the weather was perfect -- not too hot, not too cold. AND the biting insects aren't too bad yet. My major concern were venomous snakes: coral snakes; copperheads; and water mocossans. I often see them, but forutrnately none on this trip. Have a good week. Cheers, Ken
Rewatching all these bedroll and haversack camping videos today, Ken. Good stuff, thanks!
Paul,
Thanks for watching and commenting. Your feedback means a great deal to me.
Ken
Thanks for the videos. I learn something new every time I watch.
Hi Ken, what a great video. I really enjoyed it! I have a long way to learn hike with that little gear. Ha ha. Thank you so much for sharing! Take care my friend.
I love your videos, thank you. I hope that there are more to come? As a UK resident escape to beautiful wilderness in good weather is virtually impossible!! So I envy your beautiful home/environment.
Thanks Karl. Your comments are much appreciated. I usually upload about four videos each month on a variety of outdoors and bushcraft topics. I plan to resume the 1800's miniseries in early 2014. Wishing you and your family and safe and relaxing holiday season. ATB …. ken
Thats a great topic! In some of the 1800's camping/hiking books there are suggestions to make depressions in the ground that are similar to recliners. They look very comfortable. Sounds like the you've discovered the same idea. I haven't tried it and is something worth doing...
Ken, that looked like a fantastic trip, super relaxing. I think one day i too will try out camping with a bedroll, just have to wait for more welcoming weather over here! Wish I could have joined you, looked like a super trip!
Thanks Lone! It was difficult living just 150 years ago. Some people in the area when I filmed this still live "primitive." Although the area is close to where I live, some people who live in these "bottom lands" live off-the grid, without electricity and modern plumbing. Check out the #5 episode in this series.... which was uploaded a few hours ago. Have a good weekend, my friend. ken
Watching you makes this seem doable. I have wanted to camp on the sandbars of the Colorado up here in Austin, and you give so much detail I feel confident about trying with enough prep. Thanks!
+Gene Kulp Thanks. Good luck. Be careful, however, about unexpected changers in water level! Enjoy the sandbars! ATB, Ken
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video! Kenneth you are living the dream!!
I like ur videos, I'm a Boy Scout in Texas and am going to try out a bedroll next camp out after I saw u have one I think my friends would think it cool too. Thank for the vids it is teaching me a lot and is very interesting. 👍
Dano, I'd like to be Huck Finn. Sound like the Snake Riv hike was wonderful. Hope you do it again...and maybe post it on RUclips. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hey Ken,
beautiful spots you shared with us and great adventure!
Enjoyed,
Mike
I will definitely look forward to the video if you decide to make it Ken, Im very interested in the historical part.
You are cool, Kenneth! Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge!
Mr. Kramm- I am a new subscriber to your channel. I am really enjoying your videos. I particularly enjoy the simplicity of your camps and how you avoid so many of the "necessities" that most of us feel we need. Please continue to bring us these informative and entertaining videos. Be well.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos Ken, interesting and informative, Thanks for sharing your adventures.....Les.
You'll like the energy drink, Jon. The only reference I could find for it was in John Gould's 1877 book. The interenet has references to similar drinks...but they are more complicated to make. One person suggested adding, lemmon, and honey..... Now that sounds good..... alb ken
Thanks for sharing! Your video productions are really a treat - fantastic job filming, editing & your presentations are always insightful & full of authenticity and originality. Your love for history and nature really shines through! Peace and Best Wishes...
Bonjour from France! Thanks you to share your expérience, for me you are a kind of Tom Sawyer older ;0)
You're welcome, Heriberto. Have a good week, my friend. ATB ... ken
Ken I love your attention to detail. Always learn so much when I watched your videos . I'm going to have to try to find some natural bug repellents in my region. Man-made bug repellents are not working. The meals cooked look great. I will try the oatmeal in my water. Looks like it would make a great energy drink. Thanks for sharing ken .
Loving this video so far. I will make sure to watch more of your videos.
This is a great video Brother! I'm all about the 18th century kit and camping, some good tips and info you shared, may have to add a few new bits to my kit. Keep it up!
Bill
Cool info and that looked like a nice little trip you had Ken. Thanks for sharing this and Take Care my friend :-))
looks like a fun trip thanks for taking us with ya! hope all is well
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.. Have a good weekend and enjoy the outdoors!
I look forward to seeing your video!
Thank you for posting. I really enjoyed watching your trip. Great info.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Its relatively easy to hike with little gear when the weather is perfect....which it was. This is the best time of year for east Texas.... Not too hot, not too cold...and few biting inescts. It doesn't get cold at night here (except in the winter).
Love this series, pease keep them coming.
Thanks for the idea, Patrick. You're the second person to recommend a a video on how to deal with dangers in the wilderness such as snakes and scorporians. It will be fun to make this video and share what I've learned the "hard way.".... scorpion stings, for example. One of the most popular videos on my channel is on "How To Survive Getting Lost In the Forest."
Have a wood week my friend in Scotland...
Cheers,
Ken
Thanks JC. Much appreciated!
Hi Sandy,
Yes, the petrified wood that I sent came from the same river. It's already hot here and the weather forecast is HOT and HUMID...so the nights will be hot. I tried to live in the bush similar to most people did in the 1800s. Meat was a luxury. I read that Native Americans lived on just a handfull of parched corn and water every day when in the bush. I brought enough parched corn for a week, according to that standard! It is very filling.
Have a good week, my friend.
Ken
Such a lovely fella. Really enjoyable videos. I Can see you have years of experience of life in general and always smile.. :-) Thanks, keep making them.
Thanks for your kind comments Dan. Stay tuned for more videos .... Happy New Year, Ken